NFL Week 17

Seahawks also opened as the favorites.

 

Kansas City had to figure they had a punchers chance, knowing that they would get into the playoffs if they beat San Diego (@ Arrowhead), and depending on Baltimore and Houston to both lose.....until they realized Baltimore plays Cleveland, and Houston plays Jacksonville.

 

Rodgers had a terrible game in Buffalo but it wasn't that his arm is shot or he's not mobile. Timing was off all throughout first half and, even with that, if Nelson catches that deep ball for a 94 yard score, Green Bay probably wins and is playing for home field... Now they've got their own pickles, even when they do beat Detroit. Green Bay, as the 2-seed, will have to beat 3-seed Dallas at Lambeau (not a great matchup for GB as Dallas can actually run the ball and control the clock). The best thing for Green Bay would be for Arizona or Detroit to pull the upset in the 6/3 game.

The best part of watching a Cowboys-Packers playoff game will be McCarthy vs. Garrett in clock management in the 4th quarter.

Then they're likely at Seattle. If it's raining sideways, more timing issues will come up for Rodgers. Wilson and Kaepernick are the two worst QB matchups for Green Bay. I winced at that 50+ yard gain by Wilson the other night. I could see him doing that multiple times against the Packers when the middle opens.

On the AFC, I'm hesitant to put New England into the Super Bowl just yet. They've had three home playoff stinkers since 2009, just puzzling losses where they're in a hole early and forcing Brady to throw 45 passes. Especially if Pittsburgh stomps Indy and comes in a hot groove, I don't think the Pats are a certainty to win.

If the Patriots don't stumble in the Divisional Round, I can't see PFM going in there and winning. That being said, if it is Cincinnati-Denver on Divisional weekend, Denver wins but they'll hit Manning quite a bit. Cincinnati would need another game where everything breaks their way -- like last night.

For all of my anti-Peyton Manning rants, I didn't think he was that awful last night. Led them back to a fourth quarter lead before everything fell apart. He still has very good days but they're mixed in with more bad ones.

 

Most of the potential playoff matchups are pretty boring.

Dallas-Green Bay is the one matchup I would be excited to see.

 

Not sure if this is a week 16 or week 17 item but Manning looked done last night. No zing on the ball
and mobility getting worse. Would not surprise me if this is it.

 

I would really look forward to the Cowboys in Lambeau. Of course, that will require the Cowboys winning on Wild Card Weekend.

 

I'm not. I love the Ice Bowl but in this day and age of over hyping they will beat the dam thing into the ground till we finally say Uncle.

 

Not everything broke right for Cincinnati. They lost their best player on the fourth play of the game.

 

That, and how the Packers passed on signing Romo when he was an undrafted free agent. That being said, I think the Packers have done OK at the QB position for the last 23 years.

If the Packers lose on Sunday, they could be traveling to Dallas next week.

 

Yes. Loser of that game plays the Cowboys.

 

Rodgers has an injured calf, so I fully expect Suh, Fairley or Ansah to cheap shot him at least once in the first quarter.

 

Wouldn't the Detroit-Green Bay loser be the 5 seed?.......If that's the case, wouldn't they go to CAR/ATL?